Ali Moini

Biography

Ali Moini was Born in Shiraz,  Iran, in 1974. He performed in numerous works, including “Dance On Glasses,“ which was presented over 80 times throughout the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and North America. In 2009 he participated in the Forum Dança Lisbon's two-year advanced program and worked with international choreographers including André Lepecki, Deborah Hay, Emmanuelle Huynh, Jeremy Nelson, João Fiadeiro, Julyen Hamilton, Lisa Nelson, Mark Tompkins, Meg Stuart, Loïc Touzé, and Vera Mantero. It was there that he created the solo piece “My Paradoxical Knives,“ which he performed to great acclaim at the Montpellier Danse Festival and the Tanzquartier Vienna, among others. At the invitation of the Montpellier Danse Festival, Moini created the piece “It Shocks Me but Not You“ in 2012. In 2013, his collaboration with the visual artist Fred Rodrigues was presented at the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale in Paris. In 2016 he created a new solo “Man Anam Ke Rostam Bovad Pahlavan“ that premieres in Festival Montpellier Danse.